College Basketball Rankings February 6: Purdue Makes Big Jump

Only one team in America beat two AP top 25 teams last week:

Your Purdue Boilermakers.

Sure, it wasn't beating a pair of top 5 teams in succession, but blowing out the No. 25 team at home and squeezing out a win on the road over the No. 17 team were huge for Purdue's profile. The Boilers were in danger of slipping out of the top 25 for the first time in almost two years, but these wins not only solidified their spot, they provided a major boost from the previous No. 23 spot.

Here is the AP Poll, where Purdue jumps seven spots back up to No. 16:

1		Gonzaga (59) West Coast Record: 24-0	PV Rank 1 Points 1,619
2		Villanova (6) Big East Record: 22-2	4 1,565
3		Kansas Big 12 Record: 20-3	3 1,446
4		Louisville ACC Record: 19-4	6 1,411
5		Oregon Pac-12 Record: 21-3	13 1,263
6		Baylor Big 12 Record: 20-3	2 1,255
7		Wisconsin Big Ten Record: 20-3	10 1,232
8		North Carolina ACC Record: 21-4	12 1,145
9		Arizona Pac-12 Record: 21-3	5 1,136
10		UCLA Pac-12 Record: 21-3	11 1,115
11		Cincinnati American Athletic Conference (AAC) Record: 21-2	14 876
12		Virginia ACC Record: 17-5	9 875
13		West Virginia Big 12 Record: 18-5	7 861
14		Florida State ACC Record: 20-4	15 839
15		Kentucky SEC Record: 18-5	8 741
16		Purdue Big Ten Record: 19-5	23 537
17		Florida SEC Record: 18-5	24 530
18		Duke ACC Record: 18-5	21 514
19		South Carolina SEC Record: 19-4	19 493
20		Saint Mary's (Cal) West Coast Record: 21-2	18 468
21		Maryland Big Ten Record: 20-3	17 326
22		Butler Big East Record: 18-5	16 285
23		Creighton Big East Record: 20-4	22 207
24		Xavier Big East Record: 17-6	- 144
25		SMU American Athletic Conference (AAC) Record: 20-4	- 107

In the Coaches Poll Purdue jumps from 24th to 18th:

TOP 25 TEAMS, WEEK 14

RANK	TEAM	RECORD	POINTS	1st Place Votes	Prev	CHANGE	Hi/Low
1	Gonzaga	24-0	789	28	1	0	1/14
2	Villanova	22-2	766	4	4	2	1/4
3	Kansas	20-3	685	0	2	-1	1/8
4	Louisville	19-4	669	0	7	3	4/15
5	Wisconsin	20-3	627	0	9	4	5/17
6	Oregon	21-3	589	0	13	7	4/24
7	North Carolina	21-4	581	0	10	3	3/16
8	Baylor	20-3	574	0	3	-5	1/NR
9	UCLA	21-3	562	0	8	-1	2/20
10	Arizona	21-3	552	0	5	-5	5/20
11	Cincinnati	21-2	463	0	14	3	11/NR
12	Kentucky	18-5	443	0	6	-6	1/12
13	Virginia	17-5	385	0	11	-2	6/18
14	West Virginia	18-5	349	0	12	-2	7/19
15	Florida St.	20-4	335	0	16	1	8/NR
16	South Carolina	19-4	285	0	20	4	15/NR
17	Florida	18-5	283	0	23	6	17/NR
18	Purdue	19-5	257	0	24	6	15/24
19	Duke	18-5	253	0	21	2	1/21
20	St. Mary's	21-2	248	0	19	-1	11/23
21	Butler	18-5	162	0	15	-6	11/NR
22	Maryland	20-3	159	0	17	-5	17/NR
23	Creighton	20-4	90	0	22	-1	7/23
24	Notre Dame	17-7	84	0	18	-6	12/NR
25	Xavier	17-6	75	0	25	0	7/25

Southern Methodist 41; Southern California 33; Northwestern 20; Wichita State 9; New Mexico State 7; Kansas State 7; Iowa State 5; Miami (Fla.) 4; North Carolina-Wilmington 3; Oklahoma State 2; Akron 2; Dayton 1; Middle Tennessee 1.